E is good

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At one

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

You toddle toward me on increasingly steady feet, arms upraised simultaneously for balance and a cuddle. With an impish grin on your face, your bury your head into my lap for a recharge of love, exclaiming “ahhh” with delight as you refuel your sense of security and self. In the blink of an eye you […]

A series of firsts

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

First birthday girl smiles after the first full night of sleep in ages*:
 

First birthday present:

(OK, I cheated, that was an early birthday present and photo taken last week.)
First birthday present received today:

First birthday cake (and here I break my own rules so you can see said cake in full colour):

First candle to blow out:

You […]

Of comfort toys and the comedic stylings of the threenager

Friday, June 6th, 2008

E has given her beloved Snugzee a new name, and that is “Dee dee”. It’s so cute to see her cruise/crawl to her cot when she’s tired, exclaim “Dee!Dee!” as she drags said comfort toy through the bars of her cot and gives him a big cuddle. He’s not just a sleeptime friend […]

Legs eleven

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Miss E, you would have to be the most deliciously adorable second child in the universe.  The way you crawl over for a cuddle- complete with an expressionate ahhhhh and accompanied by a gentle side to side shake of your head against my cheek.  Your burgeoning vocabulary, including buh bye and nuga (your beloved Snugzee). […]

Excuse me while I catch up

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Hellloooo internets. I’m back. Miss me?
I’ll fill you in a few holiday highlights before I head back to sorting out the massive backlog of washing. How selfish of the children to need clean clothing.
Anyway.
A good time was had by all and there were no inlaw related hissyfits thrown by me (yes I know!). We all […]

Double digits

Friday, April 18th, 2008

After a busy day entertaining a not small mother’s group of six mums and twelve kids leading into a disrupted night’s sleep and followed by a morning of minor issewes such as a flat battery and hysterical threenager convinced they’ve broken the car….it’s so nice to catch my breath.
And realise that the baby waving hello […]

Perspective

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

There I was, head thumping from yet another tension headache and ready to unleash a hissyfit post about how I am just so over everything (plus a moral dilemma or two that I’ve been contemplating of late) when E excitedly shows me that she knows how to wave hello and goodbye.
Isn’t it amazing how the […]

Nine months

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

And so miss E, you have achieved another momentous milestone, having lived for longer in the outside world than the precious time you spent growing in my womb.
My precious girl, you are so big and so clever now. From the tiny, wide eyed 2.9 kg 46 cm long pixie that you were when you made […]

And we’re off and racing

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

E is officially on the move. And we’re doing additional babyproofing on the run as we extricate her from dangerous situations that we’d never really thought about.  This is because:
a) It’s been a while since A was on the floor
b) A was an angel child in that regard and didn’t really get into things, and
c) […]

Hot text

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

If there is one thing I have to thank my MIL for, it’s mr hissychick’s love of celebrity gossip. Reared from a very early age on a steady diet of Woman’s Day and New Idea magazines, he is always first with the latest news from the world of entertainment. Take this morning’s series of text […]

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